Finger-pressure panel for the sole of a foot

ABSTRACT

A finger-pressure panel for the sole of a foot, includes a supporting element having an inclined upper face with a slope. A buffering pad is positioned on the inclined upper face, and a metal finger-pressure plate having a plurality of finger-pressure projections on a surface thereof is positioned on the pad. A fixing arrangement fixes the metal finger-pressure plate and the buffering pad to the inclined upper face at several places.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a finger-pressure panel for the sole of a foot, and more particularly, said finger-pressure panel for the sole of a foot comprising a supporting element having an inclined upper face for holding up the body weight of a user, a buffering pad positioned on said inclined upper face and a metal finger-pressure plate having a lot of finger-pressure projections on the surface positioned on the pad. The finger pressure panel according to the present invention provides a reinforced finger-pressure effect due to the inclined upper face when standing on the panel with a lot of finger-pressure projections.

The sole of a foot has many reaction points which are connected to specific parts of the human body. It has been known that stimulations to such reaction points provide an alleviation, a treatment and a prevention of skeletal and/or muscle pains. Therefore, a foot massage (i.e. finger-pressure) has been widely spread.

The easiest way of performing finger-pressure to a foot is to be served by a third party, but requires money and time. Due to these, a finger-pressure is usually self-performed by using a hand or a tool. An example of a tool for finger-pressure is a finger-pressure plane which was disclosed in the prior utility model owned by the present applicant (Utility Model Registration No. 269,523).

The contacting part with a foot of said finger-pressure plane is made in a curved shape. Said finger-pressure plate stimulates some parts strong but others weak, which cannot give a sufficient finger-pressure effect. In order to solve such problem, finger-pressure plane is made in a flat-form. However, this has also a problem to give insufficient exercise effect resulted from the finger-pressure.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention was designed to solve aforementioned problems. An object of the present invention is to provide a finger-pressure panel for the sole of a foot which can give a sufficient finger-pressure to the sole of a foot by setting up a finger-pressure panel having an inclined face with a lot of projections on its surface.

The finger-pressure panel for the sole of a foot according to the present invention comprises a supporting element having an inclined upper face with an appropriate slope for holding up the body weight of a user, a buffering pad is positioned on said inclined upper face, and a metal finger-pressure plate having a lot of finger-pressure projections on its surface positioned on the pad. Said supporting element, buffering pad and metal finger-pressure plate are fixed by a screw. The finger-pressure panel according to the present invention provides a climbing effect as well as a finger-pressure effect because the sole of a foot is contacted with the inclined plate.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The other objects and features of the present invention will be hereinafter explained in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of showing an unfolded state of finger-pressure panel for the sole of a foot according to an example of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of showing a folded state of finger-pressure panel for the sole of a foot according to an example of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view of said finger-pressure panel for the sole of a foot.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a part of said finger-pressure panel for the sole of a foot.

FIG. 5 is an illustrative view of showing a state of using the finger-pressure panel for the sole of a foot of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The finger-pressure panel for the sole of a foot according to the present invention comprises a supporting element (10) having an inclined upper face (11) with an appropriate slope for holding up the body weight of a user, a buffering pad (30) positioned on said inclined upper face (11), a metal finger-pressure plate (20) having a lot of finger-pressure projections (21) on the surface positioned on the pad, and a fixing means such as screw (40) for fixing said metal finger-pressure plate (20) and the buffering pad (30) to said inclined upper face (11) at several places.

Said supporting element (10) requires durability for holding up the body weight of a user and a size in a degree for providing walking in a standing state. When fixing the buffering pad (30) and the metal finger-pressure plate (20) to the inclined upper face (11), it is preferred to make groove (12) on the inclined upper face in a degree of the thickness of both the buffering pad (30) and the metal finger-pressure plate (20) in order to prevent an injury by the edges.

The slope of the inclined upper face (11) is made in a degree of not giving unnatural feeling to an ankle.

The finger-pressure plate (20) is made by a metal, which releases a negative (−) ion. Thus, the metal finger-pressure plate (20) can accelerate blood circulation by transmitting negative ion to blood vessel through the skin, as well as the stimulation by finger-pressure projections (21).

Therefore, the finger-pressure plane of the present invention stimulates the sole of a foot when walking in a state of standing on the plane or sitting on the chair. Further, since walking is made in an inclined face, the finger-pressure plane of the present invention provides finger-pressure stimulation, climbing effect and ankle reinforcement effect. 

1. A finger-pressure panel for a sole of a foot, comprising: a supporting element having an inclined upper face with a slope, a buffering pad positioned on said inclined upper face, a metal finger-pressure plate having a plurality of finger-pressure projections on a surface thereof positioned on the pad, and a fixing arrangement for fixing said metal finger-pressure plate and the buffering pad to said inclined upper face at several places thereon. 